PRIVACYSTATEMENT

Privacy Statement

Protection of Information

Epicenter Trading, Inc., Inc., values the trust its customers place in the company. Accordingly, Epicenter Trading, Inc., adheres to the highest
ethical standards in gathering, using and safeguarding customer information that is entrusted to the company.

Use and Collection of Customer Information

Epicenter Trading, Inc., does not rent, sell or exchange information about its customers. Access to information about Epicenter Trading, Inc,cus-
tomers is restricted to the Epicenter Trading, Inc., family of business.Third parties that need access to Epicenter Trading, Inc.,customer informa-
tion in order to provide operational or other support services to Epicenter Trading,Inc.,must agree to safeguard customer information in strict com-
pliance with Epicenter Trading, Inc., policy.

EPICENTER TRADING, Inc. gathers only the customer information that is needed to administer its business, provide superior service and com-
municate offers on merchandise and services that Epicenter Trading, Inc., believes will be of interest to its customers.

Epicenter Trading, Inc.,limits access to customer information to those employees who need it to carry out their business functions.Epicenter Tra-
ding, Inc.,educates its employees about Epicenter Trading, Inc.,policies and practices in regard to safeguarding customer information; preventing
its unauthorized access, use or disclosure; and, ensuring its proper handling.

Accuracy and Security of Customer Information

Epicenter Trading, Inc. makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that the customer information it maintains is accurate, timely and secure.

Epicenter Trading, Inc., will monitor and adopt, as appropriate, new technological developments that are designed to aid in ensuring the accuracy
and security of customer information.

Epicenter Trading, Inc.,enforces its policies in regard to gathering, access and use of personal customer information by its employees and author-
ized third parties.

Personally Identifiable Information

Epicenter Trading, Inc, web site collects personally identifiable information (such as name, address, telephone number,or e-mail address) from Web
site visitors only when visitors voluntarily provide such information to Epicenter Trading, Inc,.Epicenter Trading, Inc.,web site visitors who do not want
their personally identifiable information collected online are asked not to submit such information to Epicenter Trading, Inc..

Epicenter Trading, Inc.,web site visitors are informed that when they provide Epicenter Trading,Inc.,with personally identifiable information online, that
information is kept within the Retailer family of businesses.Visitors are further informed that,unless specifically stated otherwise, the personally identi-
fiable information may be stored and used by Epicenter Trading, Inc,to better understand its customers' needs, to improve Epicenter Trading, Inc,pro-
ducts and services, and to contact customers regarding offers that may be of interest to them.

If Epicenter Trading, Inc.,web site visitors previously provided their e-mail addresses to Epicenter Trading, Inc., and would like to have their e-mail
addresses removed from Epicenter Trading, Inc., e-mail mailing lists, Epicenter Trading, Inc., asks them to send an e-mail message to
[unsubscribe@epicenteramericas.com]. Epicenter Trading, Inc.,informs such visitors that it will use reasonable efforts to delete their e-mail addresses
from its existing files.

Children

Epicenter Trading, Inc., has no intention of collecting personally identifiable information (name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address) from
children (individuals under the age of 13) online and using that information for marketing purposes.Where appropriate, Epicenter Trading, Inc.,will speci-
fically instruct children not to submit such information on Epicenter Trading, Inc., Web sites.

If a child has provided Epicenter Trading, Inc., with an e-mail address, Epicenter Trading, Inc., asks that a parent or guardian of the child contact
Epicenter Trading,Inc.,at [parents@epicenteramericas.com] if they would like the e-mail address deleted from Epicenter Trading,Inc,e-mail mailing lists.
EPICENTER Trading, Inc., informs customers that it will use reasonable efforts to delete such e-mail addresses from its existing files.

Personally Identifiable Information Collected Automatically

Epicenter Trading, Inc , web site does not collect information from Web site visitors that are not personally-identifiable, including the visitor's operating
system, Epicenter Trading, Inc., web-site hosting service does, however,collect information in regard to browser, domain name, and the specific web pa-
ges on the Epicenter Trading, Inc.,. web site that are accessed or visited.Epicenter Trading, Inc., only collects this information in the aggregate,and only
uses it to improve Retailer Web sites.

Information Placed Automatically on Visitors' Computers

Epicenter Trading, Inc., informs web site visitors that when they visit the Epicenter Trading, Inc., web site, Epicenter Trading, Inc., does not store some
information on the visitor's computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file. These files would allow Epicenter Trading,Inc.,to tailor a web site to reflect a
customer's listed or historical preferences. Epicenter Trading, Inc., does not believe in non-authorized information harvesting. Most Web browsers
allow Web users to exercise control over such files on their computers by erasing them, blocking them, or notifying the user when such a file is stored.
Epicenter Trading, Inc., web site visitors are asked to refer to their browser's instructions to learn about those functions when visiting other web sites.

Regulatory Corner
AAF Legislative Activity - Text above copied from AAF - Sample Privacy Statement